Terracotta Divine and Mythological Depictions: Terracotta Artifacts from a Private Collection (Amisos)
ARCHAEOLOGIA BULGARICA, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.41-55, 2026 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Dergi Adı: ARCHAEOLOGIA BULGARICA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-55
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This article examines terracotta figurines with divine and mythological themes from a private collection, which occupy an important place in the coroplastic art of antiquity. The artifacts discussed in this study were analyzed from stylistic and iconographic perspectives and compared with similar examples from Anatolia and neighboring regions. Among the terracottas, depictions such as Tyche, Eros, and Satyros were highly popular in the plastic arts of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. These figures func tioned not only as cult objects but also appeared as mask types and as handles of ter racotta braziers used in daily life. These collection pieces have been interpreted through their typological details and evaluated in terms of ancient religious and socio-cultural iconography, as well as from a sculptural perspective. While the works are explained through their typological characteristics, the religious and socio-cultural iconography of antiquity has also been comprehensively assessed within the framework of sculptural art.